Three Ukrainian reconnaissance soldiers have been killed near the coastal city of Mariupol, 42 have been killed so far this year — at least 15 of whom were killed this week.
Five Ukrainian soldiers killed in increased shelling — Fire near Kiev kills 17
Anders Fogh Rasmussen, former NATO Secretary General, has been hired as an adviser to Ukraine.
Opposition member Dmitry Nekrasov has fled Russia, fearing that that the Federal Security Service (FSB) will prosecute him on vague charges of “terrorism.”
Meanwhile Russian-backed separatists in Donetsk claim Ukrainian troops fired on a group that included OSCE monitors and journalists today.
Police detained Ruslan Shamsuarov, son of Azat Shamsuarov, senior VP of Lukoil, and his friends for speeding through Moscow in a Mercedes Gelandewagen
The Kremlin is making conciliatory noises to capitalise on yesterday’s release of Nadiya Savchenko in exchange for two captured Russian servicemen.
RT’s Freudian slip is not the only evidence that the Russian government supports Europe’s far-right movements.
Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko was captured by Russian-backed fighters in eastern Ukraine and kidnapped into Russia to stand trial. She is now free. LIVE UPDATES
President Vladimir Putin said he was “dictated by considerations of humanism” in his release of Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko although he received two GRU agents in return.
